Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Acquired by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 387,069 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,734 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for 0.8% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $34,472,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% in the 1st quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 8,598,869 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $778,542,000 after acquiring an additional 4,013,382 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 458.2% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,252,481 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $294,480,000 after acquiring an additional 2,669,771 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% in the 1st quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 13,858,639 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,254,761,000 after acquiring an additional 2,064,842 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 33.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,696,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $425,194,000 after purchasing an additional 1,178,304 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1,384.8% during the 1st quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 879,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $79,641,000 after purchasing an additional 820,378 shares in the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $91.08 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $90.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $89.46. The firm has a market cap of $34.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $76.92 and a 1 year high of $99.20.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Profile

Vanguard REIT ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund invests in stocks issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs), companies that purchase office buildings, hotels, and other real property. It tracks the return of the MSCI US RIT Index, a gauge of real estate stocks. The Vanguard Group, Inc provides investment advisory services to the Fund.